ej6 HOT-HOUSE DISPLAYED. 



advantage of what remains good of the old 

 barl«, it is proper to icreen or hit it in the 

 bed, clearing away all the fmali earthy part 

 that pafles through the fcreen op fievt*, re- 

 taining the rell in the bottom of the bed ; 

 then, adding the new tan, work the whole up 

 together, the new will revive the old, and the 

 bed will foon be of a fine heat to receive the 

 plants ; being ciircful not to plunge them 

 fully while the heat is violtnt, for fear of 

 burning the roots but when the burning 

 heat is part, plunge the pots down to their 

 brims. 



The new bark being thus prepared, and the 

 pots plunged, make a moderate fire in the 

 evening- ; and from about the middle or end 

 of Orftber, continue the fires every night, 

 and occaiionally in the mornings, &c. agree- 

 able to the rules before mentioned in the 

 Winter Culture. 



As the Hot-houfe plants arc apt both to 

 contraft dull, and fumctirncs beattricked with 

 infe£ls, they fliouid be carefully cleaned from 

 all foulnefs, and abb from vermin, efpecially 

 the pine apples, which in p.irticular are often 

 feverely infeiled with fmali infecl?, to deitroy 

 Vkhich may fometimes fumigate with burningr 

 tobacco, by means of a fumigating bellows," 

 or occafionaliy ftrcw tobacco dull, &c. over 

 the leaves, or alfo to plunge and wai'h thfe 

 beads in an infufion of tobacco leaves, &c, 

 nfir-g likewife the prefcTripcion?, &f. which 

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